Sandwell.
2,573 food venues,
fully inspected.
Every restaurant, pub, takeaway and cafe in Sandwell with its official FSA hygiene rating. 66.4% score a 5. 65 need urgent improvement, and we show you which.
Sandwell food hygiene in one minute
- 2,573 food venues tracked in Sandwell, including restaurants, pubs, takeaways and cafes.
- Average FSA score: 4.47 out of 5 across 2,353 rated venues.
- 1,562 venues scored 5/5 (66.4%).
- 65 venues scored 0 or 1 and require urgent improvement.
- Data sourced from the UK Food Standards Agency, refreshed every 24 hours.
Sandwell in context
Sandwell sits below the UK national average of 4.65, with a weighted FSA score of 4.47 across 2,353 rated venues.
66.4% of Sandwell venues hold a 5/5, lags the UK average on 5-star density (78% nationally).
65 Sandwell venues currently score 0 or 1, 2.76% of rated stock, which puts Sandwell above the national 0/1 prevalence of 1.24%.
Within Sandwell itself, the typical takeaway/sandwich shop averages 4.1/5 while a typical caring premises averages 4.9/5, the local hygiene gap that drags the city headline number.
Computed from FSA open data on . National benchmarks: avg 4.65/5, 78% at 5/5, 1.24% at 0/1.
How Sandwell scores
2,353 rated · 220 awaitingThe 10 we'd skip.
Lowest score first, most recent inspection. The FSA's own data.
Horse & Jockey
Pub/bar/nightclub · B71 4EZ
Island Lounge
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · WS10 7AQ
Mummy's Corner
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · B66 4JN
The Old Bush
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · DY4 9AU
Oct 2025
Chulo Nepalese Restaurant
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · B70 9QP
Sept 2025
Angelic Superstore
Retailers - other · B70 9LW
Sept 2025
MIR International Supermarket
Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets · B66 3PU
Sept 2025
Alisha Supermarket
Retailers - other · DY4 7RL
Jun 2025
Pound Palace
Retailers - other · B66 1DX
Jun 2025
Shahjalal Food Store
Retailers - other · DY4 8RD
Jun 2025
Most recent 5/5s.
Inspected in the last few months and kept a perfect score.
Unicorn Nursery
Caring Premises · B69 1BG
Swallowfields
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · DY4 8BJ
4CT Joseph Turner Out of School
Caring Premises · DY4 0NB
The Tea Pot Cafe
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · B69 4SN
Surbhi's Cakes
Retailers - other · DY4 7HF
Minee Monkeys
Caring Premises · B69 2AX
Stepping Stones in the Community
Caring Premises · B66 2DJ
Giggles and Grow Day Nursery
Caring Premises · B66 2DJ
The Orchard School
Caring Premises · B68 8LD
Sodexo (Geopost)
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · B69 4DA
Sandwell venues not inspected in 18 months or more.
The FSA recommends re-inspection every 6 to 24 months based on risk. These venues' last visit was a while ago. A good sticker from 2022 means less than a good sticker from last month.
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Chaiibox Capehill
stale · 1516moRestaurant/Cafe/Canteen · B66 4PB
Jan 1900
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Clifton House
stale · 1516moCaring Premises · B69
Jan 1900
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Inflata Nation West Bromwich
stale · 1516moOther catering premises · B70 8NS
Jan 1900
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Bearwood Chemists
stale · 1504moRetailers - other · B66 4ES
Jan 1901
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Beacon Wines
stale · 1504moRetailers - other · B43 7AG
Jan 1901
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Argos (inside Sainsburys)
stale · 1504moRetailers - other · B65 0HG
Jan 1901
What's in Sandwell.
Breakdown by business type. Average FSA score next to volume.
Retailers - other
719 venues in Sandwell
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen
456 venues in Sandwell
Takeaway/sandwich shop
420 venues in Sandwell
Other catering premises
282 venues in Sandwell
Caring Premises
204 venues in Sandwell
Mobile caterer
142 venues in Sandwell
School/college/university
123 venues in Sandwell
Pub/bar/nightclub
114 venues in Sandwell
Most recent inspections in Sandwell.
Unicorn Nursery
Caring Premises · B69 1BG
Swallowfields
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · DY4 8BJ
4CT Joseph Turner Out of School
Caring Premises · DY4 0NB
Surbhi's Cakes
Retailers - other · DY4 7HF
The Tea Pot Cafe
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · B69 4SN
Minee Monkeys
Caring Premises · B69 2AX
The Orchard School
Caring Premises · B68 8LD
Stepping Stones in the Community
Caring Premises · B66 2DJ
Food hygiene in Sandwell, questions answered.
How many food venues are rated in Sandwell?
RatingCafe tracks 2,573 Food Standards Agency-rated food businesses in Sandwell, including restaurants, pubs, takeaways, cafes, schools and retail food outlets. The dataset is refreshed every 24 hours from the FSA open-data feed.
What is the average FSA hygiene score in Sandwell?
The average FSA hygiene score across Sandwell is 4.47 out of 5. 66.4% of rated venues score a 5, and 65 venues are currently at 0 or 1, meaning urgent improvement required.
Which Sandwell venues failed their FSA inspection?
Sandwell currently has 65 venues rated 0 or 1 by the Food Standards Agency, which means the inspector found urgent hygiene shortcomings. The ten lowest-rated venues in Sandwell are listed on this page with inspection dates, and the full list including stale inspections is surfaced in the worst-rated section.
Where does RatingCafe get Sandwell hygiene data?
All Sandwell ratings come directly from the Food Standards Agency open-data API (api.ratings.food.gov.uk), reused under the UK Open Government Licence v3.0. RatingCafe never modifies scores, only republishes them in a searchable format.
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RatingCafe mirrors public FSA open data. The score on this page is the same one the inspector filed, but you can verify it at the source right now.
Edited by James Thornton, Food Safety & Regulation editor.
Last refresh: 14 April 2026. Reviewed against FSA guidance and the FSA scoring matrix.
All Sandwell data sourced from the Food Standards Agency under the Open Government Licence v3.0. RatingCafe never modifies scores. Full methodology.